Dropbox salaries
A software company posting pay on 2 open jobs, mostly Platform Engineer roles.
2 posted ranges · H-1B median $205k (35 filings)
By title
Median of posted rangesMiddle halfH-1B median
Software Engineer$335kGeneral software engineering: backend, frontend, infrastructure and systems roles without a more specific title.H-1B $216kPlatform Engineer$187kBuilds the internal platform other engineers deploy on: clusters, CI, paved roads.
| Title | Posted | |
|---|---|---|
| Software EngineerGeneral software engineering: backend, frontend, infrastructure and systems roles without a more specific title. | $285k to $385kone posting | |
| Platform EngineerBuilds the internal platform other engineers deploy on: clusters, CI, paved roads. | $159k to $215kone posting |
Posted ranges
Principal Software Engineer, Product Engineering
Software Engineer · Remote (US)
seen Oct 28, 2026Posting ↗
Senior Corporate Enterprise Platform Engineer, Windows
Platform Engineer · Remote (US)
seen Oct 21, 2026Posting ↗
| Posting | Range | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Principal Software Engineer, Product Engineering (the posting, opens in a new tab)Software EngineerPrincipalRemote (US) | Principal | Remote (US) | $285kto $385k | Oct 28, 2026 |
| Senior Corporate Enterprise Platform Engineer, Windows (the posting, opens in a new tab)Platform EngineerSeniorRemote (US) | Senior | Remote (US) | $159kto $215k | Oct 21, 2026 |
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By level
| Level | Posted | H-1B | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior1 posted | $159k to $215kone posting | $190k4 filings | |
| Principal1 posted | $285k to $385kone posting | None |
By city
| City | Posted | |
|---|---|---|
| Remote (US)2 open jobs with posted pay here. | $222k to $300k2 postings |
H-1B wages by title
Software Engineer$216kGeneral software engineering: backend, frontend, infrastructure and systems roles without a more specific title.Data Scientist$182kUses statistics and models to answer questions with data; the "sexiest job" of 2012.Security Engineer$248kFinds and fixes weaknesses in systems, code and cloud accounts.Engineering Manager$287kManages a team of engineers: hiring, delivery and careers.Machine Learning Engineer$283kTrains, ships and maintains machine learning models in production.Site Reliability Engineer$216kKeeps production up with software: on-call, SLOs and automation; Google's term.Data Analyst$182kAnswers business questions with SQL, dashboards and spreadsheets.
H-1B median by quarter
| Fiscal quarter | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Q1 | 16 | $228k |
| FY2025 Q2 | 25 | $225k |
| FY2025 Q3 | 10 | $206k |
| FY2025 Q4 | 5 | $205k |
| FY2026 Q1 | 3 | $283k |
| FY2026 Q2 | 18 | $228k |
| FY2026 Q3 | 9 | $198k |
Posted median by week
| Week of | Ranges | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2026 | 3 | $187k |
| Oct 5, 2026 | 2 | $213k |
| Oct 19, 2026 | 1 | $187k |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 2 | $261k |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 2 | $261k |
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